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spokesman — UK US /ˈspəʊksmən/ US /ˈspoʊks / noun [C] (plural spokesmen) MARKETING ► a man who acts as a spokesperson: »The spokesman repeated the company s claim that it was not to blame for the accident … Financial and business terms

spokesman — 1510s, an interpreter, 1530s in the sense of person who speaks for another or others. Irregular formation from spoke, past tense of SPEAK (Cf. speak) (actually a back formation from spoken). Spokeswoman is from 1650s; spokesperson is from 1972.… … Etymology dictionary

spokesman — (or spokeswoman) ► NOUN ▪ a person who makes statements on behalf of a group … English terms dictionary

spokesman — [spōks′mən] n. pl. spokesmen [spōks′mən] [irregularly formed &LT; SPOKE2] a person who speaks for another or for a group … English World dictionary

Spokesman — A spokesman (spokeswoman or spokesperson) is someone engaged to speak on behalf of others.The term spokesperson , invented to replace the conventional spokesman , is a typical example of a gender neutral neologism.In the present media sensitive… … Wikipedia

spokesman — [[t]spo͟ʊksmən[/t]] ♦♦ spokesmen N COUNT A spokesman is a male spokesperson. A UN spokesman said that the mission will carry 20 tons of relief supplies … English dictionary